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| Teen Marijuana Vaping Soars, Displacing Other Habits Teenagers are drinking less alcohol, smoking fewer cigarettes and trying fewer hard drugs, new federal survey data shows. But these public health gains have been offset by a sharp increase in vaping of marijuana and nicotine. These diverging trend lines, ... | |
| This was the best health news over the last decade The 2010s will go down in history as a decade of many newsworthy health-related stories, many of which were not good news -- Ebola, measles, antibiotic resistance. But in the years since 2010 there were also many promising discoveries in medicine, ... | |
| 'Never Too Late' to Lower Breast Cancer Risk via Weight Loss Women in their 50s who experience sustained weight loss over 10 years are at reduced risk for breast cancer in comparison with those whose weight remains stable, US researchers conclude from a large prospective study. "Our results suggest that even a ... | |
| Teen vaping of marijuana surges in 2019 government survey Marijuana vaping by teens surged in 2019, signaling that more adolescents are using the drug and consuming highly potent vape oils, according to new government data and drug-use researchers. The growing popularity of vaping both nicotine and ... | |
| Eating Chili Peppers Tied to Reduced Risk of Death Regular consumption of hot chili peppers was associated with a lower risk of dying from a cardiovascular disease (CVD) cause or any cause in a large study of Italians, independent of CVD risk factors or adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet. | |
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| Omit Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Not Yet SAN ANTONIO ― It's an enticing idea in an age of breast cancer treatment de-escalation: omit surgery if a patient achieves what looks like a complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. However, three new studies indicate breast-conserving surgery ... | |
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| Heart Risks in Your Genes? Be Sure to Get Your Zzzs By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Good sleep patterns can help reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke, even if you're at high genetic risk, new research shows. In fact, the study of ... | |
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| Key Point About Weight Loss and Breast Cancer Risk Women age 50 or older who were able to lose weight and keep it off over a 10-year period had a lower risk of breast cancer than women who maintained a stable weight, a new study showed. In fact, those women who were able to lose the greatest amount of ... | |
| School flu vaccines not finished before Christmas in Wales Thousands of pupils in Wales have to wait until after Christmas to receive flu jabs after delays to the programme. Health officials in England have warned the flu season started earlier than usual, saying children were at risk of becoming "super-spreaders" of ... | |
| Heart Risks in Your Genes? Be Sure to Get Your Zzzs WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Good sleep patterns can help reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke, even if you're at high genetic risk, new research shows. In fact, the study of several hundred thousand people found that having a ... | |
| Traveling for the Holidays? Here's How to Not Get Sick There's a cruel irony in the fact that holiday travel tends to coincide with the rise of flu season. Yet more than 47 million Americans are preparing to sit for hours inside a tube in the sky, perhaps near someone with a hacking cough. It sounds like the perfect ... | |
| Why Colds and Flu Rarely Strike at Same Time Robert Preidt. Healthday Reporter. TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you already have a cold, you're less likely to get the flu, and vice versa, a large new study shows. That finding could lead to improved prediction of cold and flu outbreaks as ... | |
| 1300 people have died of the flu so far this year This year's flu season is well underway, and it hit earlier than usual, according to health experts. (MORE: Flu season, with activity in 30 states, gets earliest start in a decade). At least 1,300 people have died and 23,000 have been hospitalized due to the flu, ... | |
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| Air Travelers in Denver, LA Warned About Measles Dec. 17, 2019 -- Public health officials in Los Angeles and Denver are warning people who passed through airports in those cities on Wednesday, Dec. 11, that they may been exposed to measles. Measles is extremely contagious. A single ill person can infect ... | |
| Air Travelers in Denver, LA Warned About Measles Public health officials in Los Angeles and Denver are warning people who passed through airports in those cities on Wednesday, Dec. 11, that they may been exposed to measles. Measles is extremely contagious. A single ill person can infect up to 90% of the ... | |
| Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought, a new analysis published Tuesday suggests. Rising use of heroin and illicit, highly potent synthetic opioids ... | |
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| Vaping No Better Than Cigarettes for Your Lungs, Study Suggests WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you think vaping is less likely to harm your lungs than traditional cigarettes, think again. E-cigarettes have been touted as safer than tobacco smoke, but evidence is mounting that they are both damaging to ... | |
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| Why Colds and Flu Seldom Strike at Same Time TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you already have a cold, you're less likely to get the flu, and vice versa, a large new study shows. That finding could lead to improved prediction of cold and flu outbreaks as well as new ways to control the ... | |
| Gun Homicide Linked to Poor Social Mobility A core tenet of the classic American dream holds that, given sufficient effort, children can climb the social ladder to a higher niche than the one occupied by their parents. In what seems like a perverse twist on an Arthur Miller play, a new study from ... | |
| Puppies may be making people sick, CDC says (CNN) Puppies: cute balls of fur. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they're also linked to a multi-state outbreak of an infection that's resistant to multiple drugs. An outbreak strain of Campylobacter jejuni has been reported in 30 ... | |
| Motor neurone disease 'linked to cholesterol' Scientists say they have discovered a possible underlying cause of the neurological disorder, motor neurone disease (MND). The University of Exeter team says it has found evidence that MND is linked to an imbalance of cholesterol and other fats in cells. | |
| Fewer Americans Have a Primary Care Doctor Now By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans who have a primary care doctor is shrinking -- with potential consequences for their health, researchers say. Their new study found that in 2015, ... | |
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| Puppies: They're Cute, Cuddly and Making People Ill, CDC Says By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Puppies in pet stores appear to have transmitted a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant germ that's sickened 30 people across 13 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease ... | |
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| People With Depression Are Turning to Pot for Relief: Study By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from depression are often desperate for anything to break them out of their debilitating mood disorder. But in their misery, many might be turning to a ... | |
| Why Haven't We Been Able to Cure Cancer? Depending on who is speaking, the war against cancer that President Richard Nixon declared nearly half a century ago has either been a soaring triumph of innovation and doggedness or a colossal failure, featuring lunkhead decisions, bottomless greed, ... | |
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| Marijuana Vaping on the Rise Among Teenagers, Survey Finds Vaping remained popular among teens across the United States in 2019, according to a new report, and there were significant increases in vaping of marijuana by eighth, 10th and 12th graders. The annual report, Monitoring the Future, from the University of ... | |
| 4 new cases of hepatitis A confirmed in Snohomish County EVERETT, Wash. - Four cases of highly contagious hepatitis A have been confirmed in Snohomish County, and health officials there say there may well be more unrecognized cases. All four confirmed patients have been living homeless in the Marysville and ... | |
| 1300 people have died of the flu so far this year (NEW YORK) — This year's flu season is well underway, and it hit earlier than usual, according to health experts. At least 1,300 people have died and 23,000 have been hospitalized due to the flu, according to preliminary estimates the Centers for Disease ... | |
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| Motor neurone disease linked to cholesterol imbalance in cells Scientists have developed a new theory on the underlying cause of motor neurone disease, which could lead to more accurate diagnosis for patients and new treatments. A team at the University of Exeter has found evidence that the condition is caused by an ... | |
| If I get a flu shot why do I sometimes still get the flu? The viruses that cause the flu are legion, they shift shape quickly and they surge and ebb every year, making influenza a top public health concern in the United States. Health officials can usually identify the candidates most likely to infect the public, allowing ... | |
| Dental Patients Advised to Get Tested for HIV, Hepatitis KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Some patients treated by a Tennessee dentist have been advised to get tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The Tennessee Department of Health issued the recommendation after finding that Knoxville dentist Clarence "Buzz" ... | |
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